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ISBN 10: 1636590632
ISBN 13: 978-1636590639
Author: Kent Olson
Finding and using legal resources effectively is an essential skill for lawyers. This comprehensive but succinct guide covers research procedures using major online services, free Internet resources, and library materials. Several hundred websites are discussed and placed in context for effective and productive use in research. Discussion includes coverage of legislative history, administrative law, specialized and interdisciplinary resources, and research in international and comparative law. Appendices list state research guides and treatises and services by subject, and a companion website has a regularly updated list of URLs and illustrations of online and print resources.
Legal Research in a Nutshell 14th Table of contents:
Chapter 1 The Research Process
§ 1–1. Introduction
§ 1–2. The Sources of the Law
§ 1–3. The Forms of Legal Information
a. Primary and Secondary Sources
b. Subscription, Free, and Print Resources
c. Current and Historical Information
§ 1–4. Legal Language
§ 1–5. Legal Citations
§ 1–6. Online Research Basics
§ 1–7. Handling a Research Project
a. First Steps
b. In-Depth Research
c. Having Current Information
d. Completing a Project
Chapter 2 Background and Analysis
§ 2–1. Introduction
§ 2–2. Overviews
§ 2–3. Legal Encyclopedias
a. American Jurisprudence 2d and Corpus Juris Secundum
b. Jurisdictional Encyclopedias
§ 2–4. American Law Reports Annotations
§ 2–5. Texts and Treatises
§ 2–6. Restatements of the Law
§ 2–7. Law Reviews
a. Westlaw and Lexis
b. HeinOnline
c. Other Resources
Chapter 3 Case Law
§ 3–1. Introduction
§ 3–2. Federal Court Cases
a. Supreme Court of the United States
b. Lower Federal Courts
§ 3–3. State Court Cases
§ 3–4. Online Case Research
a. Westlaw and Lexis
b. Other Resources
§ 3–5. Key Number Research
a. Using Key Numbers on Westlaw
b. West Digests
§ 3–6. Citators
Chapter 4 Statutes and Constitutions
§ 4–1. Introduction
§ 4–2. Publication of Statutes
§ 4–3. Statutory Research
a. Online Codes
b. Citators
c. Indexes and Tables
§ 4–4. Sources for Federal Statutes
a. Slip Laws and Session Laws
b. The United States Code
c. Annotated Codes
§ 4–5. Sources for State Statutes
a. Slip Laws and Session Laws
b. Codes
c. Multistate Research Sources
d. Uniform Laws
e. Interstate Compacts
§ 4–6. The U.S. Constitution
§ 4–7. State Constitutions
Chapter 5 Legislative Information
§ 5–1. Introduction
§ 5–2. Federal Legislative History Sources
a. Bills
b. Committee Reports
c. Debates
d. Hearings
e. Other Congressional Publications
§ 5–3. Congressional Research Resources
a. Compiled Legislative Histories
b. Congress.gov and Other Government Websites
c. ProQuest Congressional
d. USCCAN and Westlaw
e. CQ and Other Tracking Services
f. Status Tables
g. Directories
§ 5–4. State Legislative Information
Chapter 6 Administrative Law
§ 6–1. Introduction
§ 6–2. Background Reference Sources
a. Agency Websites
b. Guides and Directories
§ 6–3. Federal Regulations
a. Federal Register
b. Code of Federal Regulations
c. Regulatory Research
§ 6–4. Guidance Documents
§ 6–5. Administrative Decisions and Rulings
§ 6–6. Presidential Lawmaking
a. Executive Orders and Proclamations
b. Other Presidential Documents
§ 6–7. State Administrative Law
a. Websites and Directories
b. Regulations and Executive Orders
c. Decisions, Rulings, and Other Documents
§ 6–8. Local Law
Chapter 7 Court Rules and Practice
§ 7–1. Introduction
§ 7–2. Court Rules
a. Federal Rules
b. State Rules
§ 7–3. Legal Ethics
§ 7–4. Briefs and Other Court Documents
§ 7–5. Information About Courts and Judges
§ 7–6. Forms and Jury Instructions
Chapter 8 Specialized and Nonlegal Resources
§ 8–1. Introduction
§ 8–2. Practice-Focused Resources
a. Topical Services
b. Specialized Research Platforms
§ 8–3. Current Awareness
a. Legal Newspapers and Newsletters
b. Current Scholarship
c. Blogs and Other Online Resources
§ 8–4. Legal History Resources
§ 8–5. Interdisciplinary Research
§ 8–6. Factual and Business Information
§ 8–7. Statistics
§ 8–8. Legal Directories
§ 8–9. Specialized Research Guides
Chapter 9 International Law
§ 9–1. Introduction
§ 9–2. Preliminary Research
§ 9–3. U.S. Practice in International Law
a. Treaties
b. Foreign Relations Documents
§ 9–4. General Treaty Research
§ 9–5. Cases and Arbitrations
a. International Court of Justice
b. Other Courts
c. Arbitrations
§ 9–6. International Organizations
a. United Nations and Related Agencies
b. World Trade Organization
c. European Union and Other Regional Organizations
§ 9–7. Sources for Further Information
Chapter 10 The Law of Other Countries
§ 10–1. Introduction
§ 10–2. Legal Systems of the World
§ 10–3. Reference Resources
a. Encyclopedias and Legal System Guides
b. Research Guides and Indexes
c. Summaries and Translations of Laws
d. Dictionaries
§ 10–4. Original Sources
a. Links to Country Websites
b. Common Law Jurisdictions
c. Civil Law Jurisdictions
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